Should you rotate tires on a 5th/W and at what mileage should it be done?

Not sure what the "official" word is on this. We have never rotated tires on any of our trailers.We do have them balanced when we replaced them.Watch for any unusual or uneven wear.

We take our FW to get our tires inspected by the business that we originally purchased them from and they don't rotate them. They said it is because they are not under the same use and load as daily drivers or regular tires. What they do is take them off, inspect them, do a free spin test to check for the tire wearing or being uneven. The Free Spin Test is recommended by the Tire Guy - Roger Marble.

Have never rotated. Something over 22,000 miles on current tires and no detectable wear difference in any of them. Since there is no steer axle, and the axles are only about 4' apart, the wear pattern should be about the same across all tires on a trailer.

I rotate my TT tires once a year when I do my annual wheel inspection. We average 4-6 thousand miles per camping season.I rotate ours because I have never had a trail where the four wheels were in perfect alignment. Plus road crowns, and shoulder debris and roughness can cause uneven tire wear. That way I get all tires to wear equally and 5-6 years of service from a set of tires. If I ever had severe abnormal tire wear I would determine cause and get the issue corrected. Never had that problem yet. Everyone has their own theory whether to rotate trailer tires or not and how often. :@

If they look good do nothing. Wear issues then get the problem fixed.

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Gray_Fox
Explorer
Jun 01, 2016
Thanks for all your replies I think I will leave them be they all look good.
wilber1
Explorer
May 31, 2016
I never have but might on this present 5th because it is about 900 lbs heavier on the street side. I'll only do it if there is a noticeable difference in wear between right and left sides.
3oaks
Explorer
May 31, 2016
SabreCanuck wrote:
I generally rotate every couple of years, depending on miles...

I see I'm on the smaller majority here and don't know WHY I do it, but i always have and it works for me, so.....

Carry on.
That's all that counts! ;)
Dick_B
Explorer
May 31, 2016
We rotate ours (TT) but mainly to include the two spares in the rotation. Tires that just sit (spares) lose some of their properties so incorporating them into the mix helps maintain their longevity.
Jack_Diane_Free
Explorer
May 31, 2016
No rotation on past 6 trailers over the years with no problems. Current trailer have had for 5 years and no rotation, no problems with wear. Not something personally from my experience is required.
time2roll
Nomad
May 31, 2016
The steering, braking, turning, acceleration are the same... no need to rotate.
All these factors are different on the tow vehicle and so rotation can extend tread life.

As noted previously it is easier to know where an alignment issue is if the tires are left in place.
SabreCanuck
Explorer
May 31, 2016
I generally rotate every couple of years, depending on miles...

I see I'm on the smaller majority here and don't know WHY I do it, but i always have and it works for me, so.....

Carry on.
kennethwooster
Explorer
May 31, 2016
Really see no reason to rotate tires. Besides 5th wheel trailers I've had a lot of stock trailers as well as flat bed trailers for moving equipment. Never had a need to rotate.
Oaklevel
Explorer
May 31, 2016
Never................unless you put alot of miles on the trailer......

35 years own three two axle trailers have never rotated tires always age out before any serious wear.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 31, 2016
If they look good do nothing. Wear issues then get the problem fixed.